Clea Prieto, Author at NetZeroCities

Spotlight Series: Cities as Ecosystems for Social Innovation

Clea Prieto2023-03-20T09:27:07+01:00

Author: Katherine Peinhardt When we look at a challenge at the scale of climate neutrality, it is often tempting to place emphasis on technological solutions. But many of the most important approaches to solving the climate crisis start at the scale of the community – they start with social innovation. Social innovation consists of new ideas and solutions aiming to resolve social needs and problems. A just climate transition, one that really engages with and takes care of our communities, is going to require us to change the ways in which we work together and share resources. If guided by [...]

Spotlight Series: Cities as Ecosystems for Social InnovationClea Prieto2023-03-20T09:27:07+01:00

53 to Zero: How NetZeroCities Pilot Cities Are Scaling Up the Climate Transition

Clea Prieto2023-03-06T14:08:22+01:00

Fifty-three cities are taking aim at the systemic challenge of rapidly and drastically reducing their emissions, paving the way for a climate-proof future in European cities by joining the NetZeroCities Pilot Cities Programme. All of the selected cities have demonstrated their decarbonisation ambitions, as well as their plans to scale up their impact and create momentum locally and for other communities to reach climate neutrality. The Pilot Cities are located all across Europe. They represent twenty-one different European Union and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries and were chosen out of 103 applications involving 159 cities. What is most powerful about the planned [...]

53 to Zero: How NetZeroCities Pilot Cities Are Scaling Up the Climate TransitionClea Prieto2023-03-06T14:08:22+01:00

City Advisors: Connecting the Dots for the Climate Transition

Clea Prieto2023-01-26T16:01:28+01:00

Mission Cities are embarking on a remarkable journey to reach climate neutrality by 2030. But a growing group of Climate Neutral City Advisors are making sure that they aren’t doing so alone. As the key contact point for Mission Cities, Climate Neutral City Advisors are a central part of the process of co-designing local roadmaps to climate neutrality by 2030 through Climate City Contracts. Together the City Advisors represent a wealth of experience in working directly with cities, which will come in handy as they work to connect cities and advise them as they commit to, implement, and invest [...]

City Advisors: Connecting the Dots for the Climate TransitionClea Prieto2023-01-26T16:01:28+01:00

The EU Cities Mission Journey Newsletter #2

Clea Prieto2023-01-13T10:34:48+01:00

The most recent NetZeroCities’ newsletter has been published, if you missed it, you can find it here! The second EU Cities Mission Journey newsletter details the beginning of the 112 Mission Cities’ journey to climate neutrality by 2030. Find out what is happening within cities and take a look back at the ambitions and expectations that the Mission Cities shared with NetZeroCities during the EU Cities Mission kick-off event last June. The newsletter highlights the first outcomes of the Call for Pilot Cities Programme that – the selected cities will be announced in February 2023. The pilot cities will be [...]

The EU Cities Mission Journey Newsletter #2Clea Prieto2023-01-13T10:34:48+01:00

Three calls opening in 2023 to support the Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Mission

Clea Prieto2022-12-21T10:42:25+01:00

Three calls will open under Horizon Europe in 2023 to support cities in their journey towards climate neutrality in the context of the Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Mission. The calls will cover a wide range of topics, such as as zero-emission mobility, positive clean energy districts, urban greening and re-naturing, as well as associating Ukrainian cities to the EU Cities Mission. The following three calls will be launched: A joint call between the Mission for 100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 and the Mission Adaptation to Climate Change covering urban greening and re-naturing for urban regeneration, resilience and climate neutrality. [...]

Three calls opening in 2023 to support the Climate-neutral and Smart Cities MissionClea Prieto2022-12-21T10:42:25+01:00

How the NetZeroCities Portal Can Help Your City Reach Climate Neutrality

Clea Prieto2022-12-13T16:48:05+01:00

The journey to climate neutrality doesn’t have to be a lonely one. In fact, the NetZeroCities Portal is a brand-new platform designed for cities to connect with each other and with climate neutrality experts, and to access online solutions as they work to reduce their emissions. As the online component of the EU Cities Mission that NetZeroCities currently manages, the Portal brings all of the latest on urban climate neutrality under one roof: a social networking space; a wide library of case studies, fact sheets, methods, and videos; targeted networking groups; and tools and templates that help map out the practical [...]

How the NetZeroCities Portal Can Help Your City Reach Climate NeutralityClea Prieto2022-12-13T16:48:05+01:00

NetZeroCities at the Smart City Expo World Congress

Clea Prieto2022-11-28T14:27:58+01:00

NZC was present at one of the leading international events on smart and sustainable cities "Cities will need to adopt a systemic and innovative approach to overcome the obstacles on the path to climate neutrality by 2030" was one of the key reflections shared during the Smart City Expo World Congress sessions in which NZC participated. The project was present at SCEWC from 15 to 17 November as part of the European Smart Cities and Communities joint presence of projects under the umbrella of the European Commission. Scalable Cities Secretariat and Smart Cities Marketplace brought together 30 European initiatives [...]

NetZeroCities at the Smart City Expo World CongressClea Prieto2022-11-28T14:27:58+01:00

Cities as a Test Bed for Climate Neutrality: €32 million in Support for EU Cities Mission Pilot Cities

Clea Prieto2022-09-05T12:00:19+02:00

NetZeroCities is launching a groundbreaking programme that tests new approaches to reaching climate neutrality goals across cities in Europe. This Pilot Cities Programme is part of the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities (“EU Cities Mission”), providing €32 million in grants and hands-on support to cities. The call opens on September 5 and invites applications from all cities that are committing to the objectives of the EU Cities Mission and are located in EU Member States and Associated Countries. The Pilot Cities Programme will help cities as they test out locally tailored actions towards a climate transition. Selected cities [...]

Cities as a Test Bed for Climate Neutrality: €32 million in Support for EU Cities Mission Pilot CitiesClea Prieto2022-09-05T12:00:19+02:00

City-Driven Solutions for Climate Neutrality: NetZeroCities City Panels

Clea Prieto2022-08-25T08:03:38+02:00

More than 100 cities from all 27 EU Member States – and 12 cities from other countries – are on the road to achieving Climate Neutrality within the next 8 years. Peer to peer exchange and mutual learning between these ambitious cities are two of the most important elements driving the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities. To accelerate this exchange and enable all European cities to become climate-neutral, NetZeroCities has created two City Panels, already at the center of a dynamic test environment that is paving the way for the latest strategies in the movement towards climate [...]

City-Driven Solutions for Climate Neutrality: NetZeroCities City PanelsClea Prieto2022-08-25T08:03:38+02:00

The EC publishes the factsheet Saving Energy for a Safe Winter

Clea Prieto2022-08-02T09:33:22+02:00

In the context of risk of gas outages and the EU's will to end its dependence on Russian fossil fuels, the European Commission has published the factsheet "Saving energy for a safe winter" that provides examples of cities that are already working on reducing energy consumption through energy saving and energy efficiency measures. The list of cities provided are either part of the EU Mission for 100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 (Cities Mission) or the Cities Energy Savings Sprint and they are working on initiatives in different fields, such as lighting mobility, and construction, among others. Some examples [...]

The EC publishes the factsheet Saving Energy for a Safe WinterClea Prieto2022-08-02T09:33:22+02:00

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